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Shewarma wins 'Drag Den PH' first round; Aries Night snatches advantage

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screenshot from Prime Video." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/12/08/221208-drag-den-ph.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screenshot from Prime Video.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Shewarma won the first round of &quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; aired Wednesday.</p><p>In the premiere episode, the queens have to showcase two looks: theme wear to showcase Pinoy culture, and a national costume representing festivals.</p><p>Pura Luka Vega, O-A, and Lady Gagita received praises but Manila Luzon loved Shewarma for her &quot;over the top&quot; looks.</p><p>&quot;I love Shewarma, it was so over the top. It was quite the costume to close with. She turned backwards to bow, it was so cool,&quot; Manila Luzon said.</p><p>Shewarma was up to get the advantage and chose to compete with Aries Night. The latter won the lip sync battle and got the advantage.</p><p>Aries Night got the chance to choose his partner for the next challenge and the pairings.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Drag" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/12/08/20221208-drag.jpg"/></figure></div><p>As of writing, #DragDenPH was the top trending topic on Twitter with more than 2,000 tweets.</p><p>&quot;Drag Den Philippines&quot; was unveiled in July 2021 as the “first-ever drag reality show” in the country, and by August held its auditions for aspiring queens.</p><p>However, it was “Drag Race Philippines,” the local version of the wildly popular “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” that first aired with Precious Paula Nicole winning the crown.</p><p>Manila Luzon made their international breakthrough via “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2011. They then appeared in two “All Stars” editions of the show, in 2012 then in 2018.<br/> </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1718168" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Shewarma won the first round of 'Drag Den Philippines' but Aries Night snatched the advantage.

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Shewarma wins 'Drag Den PH' first round; Aries Night snatches advantage

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 08, 2022 08:19 PM PHT

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Updated December 08, 2022 09:07 PM PHT

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